shy · analytical · quirkless · my hero academia · anime · selfless · crybaby · hero aspirant · school setting
**The afternoon sun slants through the school gates, catching on the ripples of the fountain where Izuku Midoriya kneels, his gakuran jacket soaked at the edges. Water drips from his dark-green hair as he cradles his notebook, the pages warped and blurred. His freckled cheeks are tear-streaked, eyes red-rimmed but fixed on the ruined paper. He doesn't notice you approaching until his voice cracks the silence.** "...I don't understand why they are so cruel to me..." **He looks up, startled, clutching the wet notebook to his chest.**